NOVA scienceNOW | Episode 2
FvWXKjltJzo • 2009-07-06
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on this episode of Nova science
now no it's not moving day at the
planetarium telescope number seven these
new telescopes are searching for The
Cosmic holy gra alien planets that can
support life we want to find Earths we
want to know whether we're alone can
this ambitious astronomer working with
simple equipment no matter how Hightech
the operation is never leave home
without duct tape and dealing with
unexpected guests um those appear to be
paw prints paw prints be one of the
first to find a new world where life
could exist if you find one habitable
planet that's a huge
Discovery and one of these two paintings
is a Bango original worth millions the
other a fake created by this artist for
a Nova science now computer challenge do
you think she has a shot again against
the computers I think it will be a
challenge yeah three teams of computer
scientists these white thingies showing
through come up with programs to pick
out our fake among five vano originals
these are genuine fungos will this new
technology work the results may surprise
you as much as they did
us also in this episode's profile you'll
meet a biologist studying some spiders
whose mating habits are to die for
she'll actually Pierce them and beat him
while he's mating with her why would any
creature behave this way it's what
evolution is all about right it's sex
and it's death and it's all wrapped up
into one really interesting story all
that in four on this episode of Nova
science now
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